Table 1.

Characteristics of 18 DRG A-neurons that had a DAP atVr

Cell type (% of cells sampled)Presence of a brief or prolonged AHP (% cells sampled)Presence of oscillations (atVr or depolarized)
A0AinfBrief (<20 msec)Prolonged (≥20 msec)YesNo
18 of 49 (37%)0 of 10 (0%)17 of 40 (43%)1 of 19 (5%)13 of 13 (100%)5 of 46 (11%)
p < 0.05*p < 0.01*p < 0.001*
  • All cells were from intact rats, recorded in vitro.

  • * p value based on the Fisher exact probabilities test.